. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/6/JOR/12 
2 February 2007 
 (07-0470) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF  
AN INVESTIGATION AND THE REASONS FOR IT 
 
JORDAN 
 
Ceramic Tiles
 
 
  The following communication, dated 1 February 20 07, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 
 
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  The Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan presents its compliments to the 
WTO/Committee on Safeguards and has the honour to  forward herewith the enclosed notification 
regarding the initiation of Safeguard investig ation on Ceramic Tiles, in accordance with 
Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, on initiation of Safeguards investigation and reason 
for it.    G/SG/N/6/JOR/12 
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  Pursuant to Article 12.1(a) of the WTO agre ement on Safeguard, Jordan hereby notifies the 
Committee on Safeguards that the National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD) of the Ministry 
of Industry and Trade has initiated a saf eguard investigation as follows.   
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated 
According to Article 12(c) of the Jordanian Re gulation on Safeguard No. (55) of the year 
2000, the date of the initiation of the safeguards inv estigation is the date of  publication of the public 
notice in two daily local newspapers.  The public notice was published in two daily local newspapers 
on 31 January 2007.   
2. Specify the product subject to investigation 
Product subject to investigation is Ceramic Ti les provided for in the Jordanian Tariff Code 
under tariff heading 69079000 and 69089000.
 
3. Provide the reasons for the initiation of investigation 
The investigation was initiated by the Ministry  of Industry and Trade on the basis of petition 
filed by Jordan Ceramic Industries Co.Ltd, in whic h it alleged that the increase of imports had caused 
serious injury to the domestic industry producin g similar products.  The application has been 
examined and it was concluded that there was suffi cient evidence of increased imports of the subject 
product, sufficient evidence of injury to the indus try, and evidence of causality between the increased 
imports and the injury. 
National Production Protection Directorate (NPPD ) analyzed imports data submitted in the 
application for the period of investigation from 2003 ( up to September) to 2006 (up to September).  It 
has been found that the increase, both in absolute  terms and relative to production in imports, was 
recent, sudden, sharp and significant, also appears to be ongoing. 
Regarding injury factors, NPPD found that significant declines in the economic indicators of 
production, sales, market share, labor, productivity,  and profits and losses were recorded in the 
domestic industry, in conjuncti on with the increase in imports. 
The Competent Authority (NPPD) is satisfied that the information it examined discloses a 
reasonable indication that the goods that are the subject of the complaint are being imported in such 
increased quantities and under such conditions as to cau se serious injury to domestic producers of like 
or directly competitive goods. 
Competent Authority issued its recommendation to the Minister to initiate the investigation.  
The Minister issued his decision on 28 January 2007 to initiate the investigation.   
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